UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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CHEMISTRY

0620/62

Paper 6 Alternative to Practical

October/November 2013
1 hour

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Alkenes can be made by cracking long chain alkanes. A student used the apparatus below to
demonstrate cracking.

liquid alkane
on mineral wool

broken tile

very strong
heat
water

(a) Complete the box to show the apparatus used.

[1]

(b) Indicate with an arrow where the alkenes are collected.

[1]

(c) Suggest the purpose of the mineral wool.

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(d) Why are small pieces of broken tile used?
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(e) Describe a test to show that alkenes have been made.
test ....................................................................................................................................
result ........................................................................................................................... [2]
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Substance M is a mixture of four dyes. Three of the dyes have different solubilities in
propanone. The fourth dye is insoluble in propanone.

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(a) Name the process that could be used to separate these dyes.
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(b) Sketch on the right hand diagram the results you would expect if M was analysed as
shown.

M
base-line

propanone
at the beginning

at the end
[2]

(c) Why is the base-line not drawn in ink?

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(d) Why must the level of the propanone be below the base-line?
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A student investigated the formation of calcium oxide by heating calcium in air, using the
apparatus shown.

crucible

heat

She weighed an empty crucible and its lid. She then added some calcium to the crucible and
reweighed it.
(a) Use the balance diagrams to record the masses in the table.
balance diagram

mass / g

32
mass of crucible and lid
31
32
mass of crucible, lid and calcium
31
[1]
The student then heated the calcium in the crucible for ten minutes. The lid was raised
occasionally using a pair of tongs. After ten minutes, the crucible was allowed to cool and
reweighed. This procedure was repeated twice.
(b) Use the balance diagrams to complete the table of results.
time / min

10

20

30

32

33

33

31

32

32

balance diagram

mass of crucible, lid

and calcium oxide / g
[2]
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(c) Why was the lid of the crucible raised occasionally?
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(d) Explain why the crucible was heated three times.

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The table shows the results of experiments using different masses of calcium.
experiment

mass of
calcium / g

mass of
calcium oxide / g

mass of
oxygen reacted / g

0.12

0.20

0.08

0.20

0.32

0.12

0.30

0.49

0.19

0.40

0.61

0.44

0.72

0.48

0.79

0.56

0.92

(e) Complete the table of results.

[1]

(f) Plot the results on the grid and draw a straight line graph.
0.5

mass of oxygen reacted / g

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.0
0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3
0.4
mass of calcium / g

0.5

0.6

0.7
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(g) Which result is inaccurate?

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(h) Use your graph to work out the mass of calcium oxide formed when 0.7 g of calcium is
heated in air. Show clearly on the grid how you used your graph.

[3]
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A student investigated what happened when dilute hydrochloric acid and aqueous copper(II)
sulfate solution reacted with different metals.

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Five experiments were carried out.

(a) Experiment 1
Using a measuring cylinder 10 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid was poured into a boiling
tube. The temperature of the solution was measured.
1 g of zinc powder was added to the boiling tube and the mixture stirred with the
thermometer. The maximum temperature of the mixture was measured.
(b) Experiment 2
Experiment 1 was repeated using 1 g of iron powder instead of zinc. The initial and
maximum temperatures were measured.
(c) Experiment 3
Experiment 1 was repeated using 1 g of magnesium powder instead of zinc. The initial
and maximum temperatures were measured.
Use the thermometer diagrams to record the temperatures in the table. Complete the
table.

experiment

thermometer
initial
thermometer
maximum
temperature
diagram
temperature / C
diagram
temperature / C
rise / C

30

30

25

25

20

20

30

30

25

25

20

20

30

80

25

75

20

70
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(d) Experiment 4
Using a measuring cylinder, 10 cm3 of aqueous copper sulfate was poured into a boiling
tube. The temperature of the solution was measured.
1 g of magnesium powder was added to the boiling tube and the mixture stirred with the
thermometer.
The gas was tested with a lighted splint and a loud pop was observed. The maximum
temperature of the mixture was measured.
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(e) Experiment 5
Experiment 4 was repeated using 1 g of iron powder instead of magnesium. A red-brown
solid was formed.
Use the thermometer diagrams to record the temperatures in the table. Complete the
table.
experiment

thermometer
initial
thermometer
maximum
temperature
diagram
temperature / C
diagram
temperature / C
rise / C

[3]
(f) Draw a labelled bar chart for the results of Experiments 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on the grid below.

temperature
rise / C

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Use the results and observations to answer the following questions.

(g) (i) Which Experiment produced the largest temperature rise?
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(ii) Suggest why this Experiment produced the largest temperature rise.
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(h) Name the gas given off in Experiment 4.
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(i)

(i) Identify the red-brown solid formed in Experiment 5.

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(ii) What type of chemical reaction occurs when iron reacts with aqueous copper(II)
sulfate in Experiment 5?
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(j) Predict the effect on the temperature change if 1 g of magnesium ribbon was used in
Experiment 3. Explain your answer.
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(k) Suggest why potassium was not used as one of the metals in these experiments.
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Two different liquids, A and B, were analysed.

A was an aqueous solution of ethanoic acid and B was a pure liquid.
The tests on the liquids and some of the observations are in the following table.
Complete the observations in the table.
tests

observations

tests on liquid A
Liquid A was divided into three equal portions
in separate test-tubes.
(a) Colour and smell of liquid A.

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The liquid was added to Universal

Indicator.

colour changed from green to ......................

pH .......................................................... [2]

(b) A piece of magnesium ribbon was added

to the second portion of liquid A.
The gas given off was tested with a splint.

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(c) Calcium carbonate was added to the third

portion of liquid A.

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observations

tests on liquid B
(d) Dilute sulfuric acid was added to liquid
B followed by aqueous potassium
manganate(VII). The mixture was
heated.

(e) Liquid B was poured onto a dry watch

glass. The surface of the liquid was
touched with a lighted splint.

changed colour from purple to colourless

liquid burned with a yellow / blue flame

(f) What conclusions can you draw about liquid B?

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Hair bleach
A solution of hydrogen peroxide can be used to bleach hair. Hairdressers buy 20 volume
hydrogen peroxide. One volume of this solution breaks down to form 20 volumes of oxygen.
For example 10 cm3 of 20 volume hydrogen peroxide will break down to produce 200 cm3 of
oxygen.
Old solutions of hydrogen peroxide will produce less oxygen than expected.
Plan an experiment to find out which of two solutions of hydrogen peroxide, H and J, is
new and which is old. You are provided with common laboratory apparatus and the catalyst
manganese(IV) oxide which speeds up the break down of hydrogen peroxide.
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